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December 13, 2018 NPT Staff 105 0

Leaders at one in four small foundations said the organization changed granting giving as a result of the 2016 elections, with more than half funding advocacy-related activities or increasing allocations to advocacy. Those decisions did not change with the 2018 mid-term elections.

November 23, 2018 Mark Hrywna 105 0

November 8, 2018 Mark Hrywna 105 0

More than 40 percent of foundation CEOs believe that their foundations are not investing enough time and money in developing a better understanding of their programs, according to survey released today.

October 24, 2018 NPT Staff 105 0

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in Chicago is adding $22 million in grants through its Safety and Justice Challenge, a national initiative to reduce over-incarceration by changing the way America thinks about and uses jails. The new funding will support 12 new cities and counties working to reduce incarceration and 13 sites already part of the growing national movement.

September 24, 2018 NPT Staff 105 0

The executive director and director of finance of The Green Beret Foundation have resigned effective immediately. The reason given by the organization, with operations in San Antonio, Texas and Fayetteville, N.C., is “ongoing evolution of the Green Beret Foundation, one that ensures it can continue to grow and develop programs promoting the health and wellness of Green Berets and their families.”

September 4, 2018 The NonProfit Times 105 0

Foundations are young, concentrated in certain areas but growing elsewhere around the globe. They’re also relatively small despite well-known big names in the foundation world and yet most do not collaborate.